20. 8px;">The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I was built between 1955 and 1959 20. 8px;">with a total of 2360 units. of which 122 were long wheelbase 20. 8px;">models. which first came available in 1957. There were only 121 20. 8px;">short wheelbase chassis that were fitted with special coach-built 20. 8px;">bodies and of the long wheelbase versions only 36 were ever 20. 8px;">bodied. The Silver Cloud & quot;Empress & quot; was one of these rare long 20. 8px;">wheelbase coach models. 20. 8px;">Eighteen examples of the Silver Cloud I Empress LWB were 20. 8px;">made by Hooper and it is one of the last creations made by the 20. 8px;">renowned Hooper Coachbuilding Company before they ceased 20. 8px;">coach building in 1959. 20. 8px;">This is Design # 8546. a Two Door 4 Light Saloon Coupe that 20. 8px;">is the only one ever produced by Hooper. It incorporates a 20. 8px;">long sweeping line and very pretty and distinctive. swirling 20. 8px;">spats at the rear. 20. 8px;">Rolls-Royce records show that this car was originally purchased 20. 8px;">by The Daily Telegraph Newspaper/Lady Camrose. the long-time 20. 8px;">companion and eventual wife of John Seymour Berry. 2nd 20. 8px;">Viscount Camrose (12 July 1909 15 February 1995). Berry was 20. 8px;">a British nobleman. politician. and owner of the Daily Telegraph. It 20. 8px;">is widely published that John Seymour Berry s father. William 20. 8px;">Berry. 1 st Viscount Camrose was a close personal friend of 20. 8px;">Winston Churchill. making it easy to imagine that many of 20. 8px;">Englands elite upper class at some point may have ridden in this 20. 8px;">unique and prestigious automobile. 20. 8px;">There is a fascinating link in that Lady Camrose was once married 20. 8px;">to Aly Kahn. son of the Aga Kahn. Within just a few years. both 20. 8px;">father and son (or daughter in law) purchased extraordinarily 20. 8px;">distinctive coachwork from Hooper. with the father ordering a very 20. 8px;">stylish and unique Hooper body on a Phantom IV. one of the most 20. 8px;">important cars produced by Rolls-Royce since 1945 and winner of 20. 8px;">its class at Pebble Beach in 2015.

20. 8px;">The chain of ownership since Lady Camrose is well recorded. 20. 8px;">The noted Rolls-Royce London dealers. Frank Dale & Stepson 20. 8px;">have extensive records. including many early invoices. from the 20. 8px;">time they sold the car in 1974 and. after reviewing their files. have 20. 8px;">even found the spare key which would be made available to the 20. 8px;">new owner! 20. 8px;">There is a less gilded period in the cars history when it was 20. 8px;">owned by Herb Wetanson who owned the Wetsons hamburger 20. 8px;">(the Big W was the signature burger) restaurant chain in the 20. 8px;">greater New York area. During this time or soon after. work was 20. 8px;">done by John Dennison. the noted Rolls-Royce mechanic in PA. 20. 8px;">USA. This is reported by Paul Bier. son of the party who bought 20. 8px;">the car from Wetanson in about 1980. 20. 8px;">In March 2016 the car underwent extensive mechanical 20. 8px;">restoration to rebuild the entire braking system and to return the 20. 8px;">car to running order. There is full documentation showing all the 20. 8px;">work that has been performed. Over $20. 00 has been spent on 20. 8px;">the mechanical overhaul. The engine is now blissfully quiet and 20. 8px;">balanced. Outside a new Rolls-Royce. BLC35 is quieter than 20. 8px;">almost any other Rolls-Royce. amongst hundreds. ever heard by 20. 8px;">the writer. 20. 8px;">The hydraulically operated rear passenger seat. installed by 20. 8px;">Hooper. allows for a handicapped person to easily sit on the 20. 8px;">rotated and elevated rear seat at the front passenger door.

Then. 20. 8px;">once activated. it will automatically return to the rear passenger 20. 8px;">compartment. Currently the seat can only be operated manually 20. 8px;">and will require a flushing of the hydraulic lines and pump. Once 20. 8px;">returned to its rear positon. the seat is beautifully integrated with 20. 8px;">the other rear seat and the whole arrangement is barely visible. It 20. 8px;">is an extraordinary testament to the technical and aesthetic 20. 8px;">genius of Hooper at the time. The writer believes that even in 20. 8px;">2016. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars could not match this in creativity 20. 8px;">and imagination. 20. 8px;">The leather is original. Unless for Concours. it would be 20. 8px;">preferable to arrange a skilled repair and refurbishment to retain 20. 8px;">its immense appeal. 20. 8px;">The wood finish is largely original and usable but would benefit 20. 8px;">from refinishing. certainly for Show. 20. 8px;">The structure would appear to be outstanding and the passenger 20. 8px;">door. inevitably large on a two door coupe. closes with the 20. 8px;">conviction of a new car. 20. 8px;">An extraordinarily rare car. a highpoint of Hoopers prowess. well 20. 8px;">suited for immediate use with only minimal attention. or to a 20. 8px;">greater Concours destiny 20. 8px;">Short walk around video:20. 8px;" />20. 8px;" /> Vehicle Photos: Vehicle Warranty:

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